To all the happiness hunters out there, of which I count myself one, we are hunting snipes. Just like snipe hunting which is typically a practical joke played on those as part of a hazing, snipes do exist (check out wiki page on it). Happiness exists but it is not something we can directly influence.… Read More

A moment’s observations easily reveals how we as individuals typically do not take the long-view in life or endeavors at work. Our decisions are based on short-term constraints, benefits, pleasures or gratifications more than strategic perspectives, long-range goals, or positively effecting our environment. Everyone is somewhere along that spectrum, but we tend to decide things… Read More

There’s a good Forbes article I came across today relating we are the CEOs of our own lives. It goes on to talk about dealing with people who have (or think they have) power. You can build it or borrow it. You can look for power outside or within. Managing the business of you over… Read More

In order to get the most out of our mental assets, we need to manage those factors that affect them. Our beliefs about ourselves and how we work can directly affect our success. Specifically, our beliefs about our intelligence and memory are of interest here. Is our intelligence something that is given to us through… Read More

The internet is an amazing invention born out of the minds of millions of people. It’s an pattern of our collective minds. When I was a Large Scale Information Space Research Engineer, we found the internet is strewn with all kinds of off topic information intended to draw us to websites. In creating a topically constrained… Read More

I recently had a parent teacher conference. My eight year old daughter is doing well. She improved from the first conference this year. What struck me is a discussion we had with the teacher about behavior. The list of behaviors of behaviors evaluated are: takes pride in work, works independently does neat work positive attitude… Read More

Along with the power of our butt, getting moving, exchanging energy and our health in general, another physiological asset is our sexuality. Sex is a fundamental energy of life no matter what we are told by our peers, society or religions. Reproduction is the basis of perpetuating life. This is a biological fact. Sexuality has… Read More

Whether young or old, when we are active we bring more energy and spirit to our lives. Health emerges from our activities. The types of movements we partake in affects how we think. When we move, do we move with all aspects of our body? When we walk, do we walk with just our… Read More

From the most basic of life processes within our cells to the largest animals on the planet, without movement there is no life. This relates to the idea discussed above of the open system. Living systems are open systems that continually exchange matter and energy with their environment. To iterate the idea from Dr. Kravitz,… Read More